Several hundred volcanoes lie dormant beneath the Eifel in western Germany. They are typical examples of what is known as ...
Where Volcanoes Are Born Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and ...
Scientists think there are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes in the world. That’s not counting some of the ones on the ...
Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories. But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there's ...
Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...
A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions ...
These ghostly hoops have been spotted above volcanic events around the world. But how they form has long been a mystery.
Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?